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TIL about Dixie Square Mall, a mall that opened in 1966, but multiple incidents and crime increasing forced it to close down in 1978, and was left abandoned until 2012, when it was finally demolished.

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Y74kv TIL Archie is the record-holding champion of the World Snail Racing Championships, having set a blistering time of 2 minutes for a 13-inch (33 cm) course in 1995. Trained by Carl Bramham in the UK, Archie is recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest snail in the world.
DQgWp TIL the record for the longest name ever used was held by a German-American man. The name is so long it can't fit in this title but was abbreviated as Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr. The name has its origins in his Great-Grandfather's sarcastic response to a law mandating German Jews take a second name.
Z8yBp TIL the "Awww but he's so cute" has led to a breed of dogs (pugs/bulldogs) suffering from "... breathing problems, eye prolapses, overheating, dental crowding and skin-fold dermatitis", vets say.
kOa6W TIL that in the original preformance of "Baby it's Cold Outside" there is no snow storm- it's a joke. Also at one point the line "Say, what's in this drink?" Is sang by a man about a vase of flowers he thought was his glass.
d84gB TIL Barbie's original design was based on a German cartoon character named Lilli who was a saucy high-end escort. Lilli dolls were marketed to men who gave them as a gag gift at bachelor parties, dangled them from the rearview mirror, or gave them to girlfriends as a suggestive keepsake.